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LOT 1852
Roman to Medieval Bronze and Lead Artefact Collection
1ST-15TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 4 in. (144 grams total, 1.7-10.1 cm).
Including dress pins, finger ring, bangle and other items. [20, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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